Machine, Knitting
- Object Name:
- Machine, Knitting
- Object ID:
- 1981.023.10
- Creator:
- Aiken, Jonas B. -- Manufacturer; Aiken, Walter
- Place of Origin:
- Franklin, NH
- Date:
- 1859
- Description:
- Circular knitting machine for hosiery, with latch needles. Cast iron frame, painted black with gold decoration, bolted to new (1999) wooden base. Top surface stamped "PATENTED / SEPT 11, 1855. / NEEDLES / PATENTED / JAN 9, 1849. / J.B. AIKEN. / 24 GAGE. / NO 652 / W AIKEN. / MAKER." Eccentric lever stamped "PATENTED / AUG. 2, 1859." Top of central cylinder stamped "PATENTED JULY 8, 1856." Horizontal shaft with two polished steel wheels and polished steel handle. Central vertical post. Wooden base 14.25" x 7.25" x 0.75", with 4 leveling feet.
- Material:
- Metal
Iron
Wood
Steel - Dimensions:
- H-9 L-22 Dia-11.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Rogers Johnson m. Dorothy Aiken, daughter of Charles Aiken.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Rogers B. Johnson
- People:
- Aiken, Jonas B., Aiken, Walter (1831-1893)
- Subjects:
- Hosiery, Knitting, Knitting Machine, Inventions
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